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Asteraceae
Rough-leaf goldenrod
Solidago patula
Also known as Hard-leaf goldenrod, Solidago patula, Stiff goldenrod
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native · Goldenrod · Pollinator · Wildflower · Perennial · Shade Tolerant · Wetland · Fall Blooming · Yellow Flowers · Wildlife Garden
Rough-leaf goldenrod is a tough, low-maintenance native perennial that thrives in moist, partly shaded spots such as woodland edges, wetland margins, and rain gardens. Once established, it requires minimal care and spreads gradually to form attractive colonies with bright yellow late-season blooms. It is an exceptional pollinator plant, supporting bees, butterflies, and moths through fall when few other plants are in bloom.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top 1-2 inches of soil to dry between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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